SWHR Celebrates 2022 Champions for Women’s Health
As 2022 comes to a close, we at the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) are proud of the work that we have accomplished over the last year to advance women’s health research, care, and advocacy. This important work could not have been done without the valuable contributions of our fellow partners and supporters in women’s health.
In a special message from SWHR’s CEO and President Katie Schubert, she recognizes two Women’s Health Champions for their work with SWHR this year and within the women’s health space over the course of their careers – Claire Gill, CEO of the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation and Founder of the National Menopause Foundation, and Pamela D. Price, Deputy Director of The Balm In Gilead and Director of The National Brain Health Center for African Americans.
Thank you for helping SWHR make women’s health mainstream!
As 2022 comes to a close, we at the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) are proud of the work that we have accomplished over the last year to advance women’s health research, care, and advocacy. This important work could not have been done without the valuable contributions of our fellow partners and supporters in women’s health.
In a special message from SWHR’s CEO and President Katie Schubert, she recognizes two Women’s Health Champions for their work with SWHR this year and within the women’s health space over the course of their careers – Claire Gill, CEO of the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation and Founder of the National Menopause Foundation, and Pamela D. Price, Deputy Director of The Balm In Gilead and Director of The National Brain Health Center for African Americans.
Thank you for helping SWHR make women’s health mainstream!
Get to Know the 2022 Women’s Health Champions
Claire Gill joined the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation in January 2013, after a 20+ year career in Public Relations and Marketing for national nonprofit organizations and public relations firms with Fortune 500 clients. During her tenure at BHOF, she has served in various roles, including Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Mission Officer, and Interim CEO, prior to assuming the full-time CEO role in May 2020.
Claire has led all of BHOF’s consumer and professional education programs. She created and launched BHOF’s “Break Free from Osteoporosis” campaign, which generated hundreds of millions of media impressions from 2013-2016. As chief Mission Officer, Claire created the Healthy Bones, Build Them for LifeTM Patient Registry, a first for the osteoporosis industry. She also helped to launch the National Bone Health Policy Institute and created the Coalition to Strengthen Bone Health, consisting of 14 leading aging, caregiver and bone health patient organizations. The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) was previously named the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), and changed its name in October of 2021.
In September 2019, Claire founded and launched the National Menopause Foundation to bring about a positive change in how people perceive and experience health at midlife. She now serves as Founder and board member.
Claire is native of New York and graduated from Syracuse University. She now resides in Lorton, VA, with her husband and daughter.
Pamela D. Price currently serves as the Deputy Director for The Balm In Gilead managing the various health initiatives of the organization. Under her leadership, the organization provides support to faith institutions in areas of program design, implementation and evaluation, which strengthen their capacity to deliver programs and services that contribute to the elimination of health disparities. In addition to her role as Deputy Director, she also serves as the Director for The National Brain Health Center for African Americans.
As the Center’s director, she co-developed a six-part educational curriculum for nurses and allied healthcare professionals aimed at addressing knowledge gaps related to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias affecting African Americans. She also co-authored and facilitates an accredited training for healthcare providers and clinicians; aimed at increasing cultural competencies related to the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of dementia in African Americans among providers.
Mrs. Price holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Public Health and has more than 20 years of experience in public health, epidemiology, and healthcare. As a registered nurse, she has served as a member of the U.S. Army Nurse Corp and excelled in both government and nongovernmental agencies providing leadership and guidance on program management, quality improvement, and project development. Mrs. Price has conducted hundreds of training sessions across the country with various nursing associations, healthcare organizations and conferences.